imaterialise is ready to spread the love. With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, imaterialise offers a gallery of 3D printed objects and customizable design options for the romantic in all of us – a Valentine’s Gift Guide for people looking for a unique gift not offered by any department store; something beyond the Hallmark card.
The gifts in the gallery run from sparkled gold and silver to quirky pencil bowls. Each example presenting something ready for a particular style, a particular loved one. Styles range from the simple but elegant silver Poppy without Petals to the eclectic mix of gems forming a Diamonds Are Forever ring (also known to be a girl’s best friend) to a Raspberry Pi case mimicking actual raspberries. It is a cute selection with possibilities from tech-inclined to traditional expressions of love.
One of my favorite gifts is the heart necklace with the engraving “It’s Love That I You”. This fun wordplay is expressed as an attempt to answer the shock of hearing that special phrase for the first time: “I love you. You what me? Love, it’s love that I you”. Perfection.
For those wishing to cast their own design into the imaterialise gift array, the options are streamlined and user-friendly. A customer picks from a variety of materials and colours and inputs the design. “Run from Belgium”, the newest line of items from pendants to coffee mugs, should tap into the spirit and materialize the sentiment of this lovely celebration. One wonderful aspect gathered from the site is the welcoming navigation through the method and elements involved in their 3D printing process. There is a plain layout of materials and steps so customers, from experts looking to critique to novices hoping to gain some insight, can follow along and pick up the vernacular. Cupid is in the air, and if his arrow sticks, imaterialise has options.
Source: i.materialise
